CDMA iPhone may finally ship on Verizon in summer 2010
What do you guys think? 🤨
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It's the rumor that won't die. After sitting on the sidelines while the iPhone drove up subscriber count and average revenue per user for AT&T over the past three years, Verizon may be getting a CDMA version of Apple's successful smartphone this summer. That is, as long as Apple and Verizon can agree on pricing.
Apple has launched the iPhone on multiple carriers in many parts of the world, and has noted success in countries where it is available from more than one carrier. However, when the iPhone first launched, Apple had to make a long-term exclusivity deal with AT&T to get the phone to market. The original deal was for five years, though it is believed that that deal was renegotiated when the
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i think this says nothing and is just further opinion/speculation as to what could happen and why.... anyone with half a brain could come up with this
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This article on www.thestreet.com shows that Qualcomm will be making the CDMA chips for the Verizon version of the iPhone...check it out...
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10657007/1/exclusive- ... »
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10657007/1/exclusive- ... »
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The iPhone win, while huge for Qualcomm, doesn't involve its Snapdragon platform, but a 3G wireless technology chip for EV-DO, says Kumar.
So are we talkn' an LTE device or a regular VZW EVDO and 1xRTT iPhone? 🤨
And if VZW does get a 'regular' iPhone then the choice would be do you want an iPhone with more 3G coverage or faster (ATT) 3G coverage?
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Initially I seriously doubted that Verizon would get a 3G version of the IPHONE with LTE right around the corner, but now I'm not sure. I personally don't see the point of investing time, money, etc in technology that's going to be replaced in less than 1-2 years (starting this year) but then again I'm not running the show.
A great marketing move I think would be if Verizon got the IPHONE but introduced it as the first 4G available for sale in the U.S.
A great marketing move I think would be if Verizon got the IPHONE but introduced it as the first 4G available for sale in the U.S.
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Considering a new iPhone comes out every year, what's the big deal? 3G will still be the dominate technology in a year or year and a half. LYE willbe rolling out but probably not on the majority of the network yet.
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Initially I was skeptical too. But VZW and Apple are businesses that want to make money, and money they both would make offering a CDMA iPhone.
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Yep, totaly agree. LTE will be great, but not really viable for most customers till mid 2011 or even early 2012.
Its a cdma radio people, no big deal to put one in an iphone. I don't see the point in waiting till LTE is more expansive.
Chris
Its a cdma radio people, no big deal to put one in an iphone. I don't see the point in waiting till LTE is more expansive.
Chris
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Verizon has stated on many occasions that LTE is not replacing EVDO in the next 3 years. LTE phones will mostly be hybrid 1XEVDO/LTE devices, and that Verizon will likely continue to use 1XEV for another ten years.
A CDMA (1xEV) iPhone would be sustainable for many years. And like the iPhone/iPhone3G/iPhone3Gs series, technology upgrades (through a new model) could be only a year apart.
A CDMA (1xEV) iPhone would be sustainable for many years. And like the iPhone/iPhone3G/iPhone3Gs series, technology upgrades (through a new model) could be only a year apart.
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Well with the Nexus One and others coming to VZW adding the iPhone to their lineup would benefit both the customer and VZW. The customer would have a lot of choices plus I can only imagine if someone else offered the iPhone ATT would have to offer some crazy deals.
And I think VZW has discovered what ATT did, in that there’s money to be made in data. Maybe where the news of all VZW phones requiring some sort of data plan comes from.
So time will tell, but we can hope.
And I think VZW has discovered what ATT did, in that there’s money to be made in data. Maybe where the news of all VZW phones requiring some sort of data plan comes from.
So time will tell, but we can hope.
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You hit the money part spot on. People wonder why Verizon is pushing data on everything when AT&T's working sales model (sell the iPhone) works SO WELL. If not for the iPhone, we wouldn't be talking about required data plans.
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